Chinese Embassy Says Twitter Account of UK Envoy Was Hacked After It ‘Liked’ Racy Video

The account of Chinese Ambassador Liu Xiaoming appeared to ‘like’ a racy video on Twitter on Wednesday morning leading to a backlash from netizens who accused the diplomat of making a serious mistake on social media. The Chinese Embassy in London released a statement on Wednesday claiming that Beijing’s ambassador to the UK’s Twitter account was “hacked.” “Recently, some anti-China elements viciously attacked Ambassador Liu Xiaoming’s Twitter account and employed despicable methods to deceive the public”, the embassy’s spokesman said in a statement. “The Embassy has reported this to Twitter company and urged the latter to make thorough investigations and…